Wednesday, August 23, 2017

5e Backgrounds for The City

I've been thinking about running some games set in Trey Causey's The City from his Weird Adventures book next time I get a chance to run some in-person games. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out; Weird Adventures is still my favorite thing to come out of neo-old-school publishing. But...I've also been thinking of running it with 5e D&D because I think the setting is an even better fit for a modern system with rules for skills, faction renown, etc. Most everything in 5e fits The City just fine (with a little tinkering), and there are a number of backgrounds that seem well-suited to the idea, but I figured that the different milieu warranted some City-specific backgrounds as well:GumshoeSkill Proficiencies: Insight, InvestigationTool Proficiencies: thieves' tools, vehicles (Land)Languages: NoneEquipment: Trenchcoat, battered old hat, thieves' tools, half-empty bottle of bourbon, $5Feature: City Secrets (as per the Urchin)FataleSkill Proficiencies: Deception, PersuasionTool Proficiencies: Any one musical instrument or gaming setLanguages: One of your choiceEquipment: Slinky outfit, silver cigarette case, $5Feature: Position of Privilege (as per the Noble)